“…”. He recalled the truism that “[minerals] can only be extracted where they are found”. The “general thrust” of that reasoning was duly endorsed by this court ([2014] EWCA Civ 825: see the judgment of Richards L.J., at paragraphs 35 to 41, in particular paragraph 37).…”
“… of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] EWHC 2643 (Admin), at paragraph 67, and the judgment of Stephen Richards L.J. in the appeal in that case ([2014] EWCA Civ 825, at paragraph 37)). The working of minerals will likely alter the landscape during the extraction phase, but such effects will often be reversed or repaired in…”